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Director of Safety and Security in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Coleridge Minto, provides details about the ‘Drop, Cover, Hold’ (DCH) earthquake simulation exercise to be undertaken in 300 schools on March 22 and 23. Looking on is Programme Director, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas, Dr. Katherine Ellins. ASP Minto was addressing a recent Think Tank at the JIS’ head office in Kingston.

300 Schools to Stage Earthquake Drills

Some 300 schools in Kingston and St. Andrew, St. Thomas and St. Catherine, will simultaneously stage earthquake drills on March 22 and 23, as part of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management’s (ODPEM) ‘Drop, Cover, Hold’ (DCH) campaign....

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett.

Tourism Ministry to Assist SMEs

Students of Holy Childhood Preparatory jump for joy after sitting their final paper in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT).

Joy and Relief as Students Complete GSAT

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton (2nd left), addresses a press conference at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Friday (March 18) to provide an update on the national Zika response. Others (from left) are: Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Winston De La Haye; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kevin Harvey; and PAHO/WHO Representative for Jamaica, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, Dr. Noreen Jack.

Health Ministry Ramps Up Zika Response

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the economic growth and sustainability summit at the University of Technology’s (UTech) Old Hope Road campus in St. Andrew on March 16.

Gov’t Committed to Increasing Access to Tertiary Education – Senator Reid

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), is welcomed by Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Major Clive Davis, on his arrival at the agency’s Haining Road head office in Kingston, on Thursday, March 17, for meeting with the management and staff.

10 years ago CommunityLocal Government

Minister Mckenzie Pledges Full Support to ODPEM

The Government is committed to ensuring that the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is adequately resourced and supported to carry out its functions. Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, gave the assurance during an address to management and staff of ODPEM at the entity’s Haining Road head office in Kingston on March 17. Mr....

10 years ago Education

Education Ministry and Red Stripe Collaborate in Responsible Drinking Campaign

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, has collaborated with Red Stripe to launch a new feature of the company’s Responsible Drinking campaign, which will use a live theatre production on the dangers of underage drinking, to engage students from 30 high schools islandwide. The initiative, being dubbed the Movement, seeks to change youth attitude to alcohol drinking and to...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (right), views the mini Commonwealth Day exhibition along with Mona High School students and English teacher, Ms. Julian Sharpe (left), at the Ministry, in New Kingston, on March 17. The Foreign Ministry and guests from the Diplomatic Corps, the University of the West Indies and Mona High commemorated the Day with a ceremony and an exhibition.

10 years ago Foreign Affairs

Young People Urged to Take Advantage of Opportunities in Commonwealth

Young people have been called on to make an impact in the world and to take advantage of the many opportunities in the Commonwealth. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, made the call at a ceremony to commemorate Commonwealth Day, on March 17, at the Ministry, in New Kingston. The day...

Principal of Bethlehem Moravian College, Mrs. Yvonne Clarke, addresses the official launch of the institution’s new programme, the Associate Degree in Criminal Justice. The launch took place at the college on Thursday, March 17.

10 years ago Education

Bethlehem Moravian College Offers Criminal Justice Course

The Bethlehem Moravian College in Malvern, St. Elizabeth, is now offering a new course of study - an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice. The programme was officially launched by Principal of the college, Yvonne Clarke, during a ceremony on Thursday, March 17, and forms part of activities to mark the institution’s 155th anniversary. Mrs. Clarke said the...

(Left) Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (CGES), Honourable Olivia Grange congratulating (left) President, Jamaica Cricket Association, Wilford ‘Billy’ Heaven on the opening of the NHF/JCA Wellness Centre at Sabina Park.

10 years ago Sport

Sport Ministry to introduce Mobile Sport and Wellness Unit

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (CGES), the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, has expressed that the Ministry will actively pursue the introduction of a Mobile Sport and Wellness Unit. Minister Grange highlighted that there has been a worrying increase in chronic and debilitating diseases in the human population worldwide, therefore, “the importance of constantly reinforcing the promotion of healthy...

Training Manager, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Cheryl Nichols (2nd left), speaks about measures to increase tsunami awareness during a recent JIS Think Tank. Listening (from left) are: Scientific Officer, Earthquake Unit, University of the West Indies (UWI), Karlene Black; Programme Director, University of Texas, Dr. Katherine Ellins; and Director of Safety and Security in Schools at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Coleridge Minto.

10 years ago Local Government

ODPEM Raising Awareness about Tsunamis

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is undertaking measures to increase tsunami awareness and preparedness among Jamaicans. A tsunami, also known as a seismic sea wave, is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water. They are produced by earthquakes or underwater landslides. Training Manager at ODPEM,...

In this file photo, Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, offers words of encouragement to Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) students of Mona Primary in St. Andrew, prior to the sitting of day one of the examination last year.

10 years ago Education

394 Special Needs Children Sitting GSAT

A total of 394 special needs children were among the 39,129, primary school students, who sat today’s (March 17) first day of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). The Student Assessment Unit of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, is reporting that special accommodations were made for these students. These include providing large print for those with visual...